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Dicranocentrus

Dicranocentrus is a genus of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae. There are about six described species in Dicranocentrus.

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Dicranocentrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Collembola
Order: Entomobryomorpha
Family: Entomobryidae
Genus: Dicranocentrus
Schött, 1893

Dicranocentrus is a genus of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae. There are about six described species in Dicranocentrus.1

Species

These six species belong to the genus Dicranocentrus:

  • Dicranocentrus amazonicus g
  • Dicranocentrus cuprum g
  • Dicranocentrus halophilus Mari Mutt, 1985 g
  • Dicranocentrus indicus Bonet, 1930 g
  • Dicranocentrus melinus g
  • Dicranocentrus wangi g

Data sources: i = ITIS,2 c = Catalogue of Life,3 g = GBIF,1 b = Bugguide.net

References

References

  1. "Dicranocentrus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-03.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Bitzer, Royce J.; Buckelew, Lamar D.; Pedigo, Larry P. (2002). "Effects of transgenic herbicide-resistant soybean varieties and systems on surface-active springtails (Entognatha: Collembola)". Environmental Entomology. 31 (3). Oxford University Press: 449–461. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449.
  • Brusca, Richard C.; Moore, Wendy; Shuster, Stephen M. (2016). Invertebrates (3rd ed.). Sinauer Associates, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1605353753.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.